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Why ‘Highlander’ Left Lionsgate for Amazon as the Studio Bets Big on ’80s IP
An insider's look at how "Highlander" came to leave Lionsgate for Amazon MGM as the streamer collects 1980s IP.
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Lionsgate was worried about the budget.
Rambo Origin Movie In The Works From Sisu Director Jalmari Helander
Sisu director Jalmari Helander is on board to direct an origin movie for Sylvester Stallone's iconic action hero John Rambo. Read more at Empire.
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This is a funny idea to me. Similar to past ideas about a Die Hard origin movie. The first movies in these series ARE the origin movies for these characters. Their lives before the first movies are not important. It's what happens in the first movies that makes them their characters.Rambo Origin Movie In The Works From Sisu Director Jalmari Helander
Sisu director Jalmari Helander is on board to direct an origin movie for Sylvester Stallone's iconic action hero John Rambo. Read more at Empire.www.empireonline.com
Rambo origins is just a Vietnam movie. Die Hard origins is just a New York cop movie.
I'm sure they'll 100% do both of these one of these days and they may very well be successful however illogical I think the premise is.
Just something that's funny to me.
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I look forward to kihei's glowing review of this.
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Rambo Origin Movie In The Works From Sisu Director Jalmari Helander
Sisu director Jalmari Helander is on board to direct an origin movie for Sylvester Stallone's iconic action hero John Rambo. Read more at Empire.
Young Indiana Jones war very lame. I hope, this will be better. But if i remember, Stallone wanted some series about young Rambo. Not a movie.
I can’t believe there is going to be another He-man movie. I do recognize a good number of the cast, namely Idris Alba, Leto, and a few others.
But, is there enough interest in this IP for it to do well given the budget for cgi? Did the animated Netflix series under Kevin smith do well?
Netflix wanted to keep their live action version at around $150 mill. MGM Amazon is now doing the film. But, at a $150 - $200 mill budget, looking at needing between $375 mill to $500 mill to break even. that seems pretty lofty expectations for an 80's IP that people under 25 likely know very little about.
But, is there enough interest in this IP for it to do well given the budget for cgi? Did the animated Netflix series under Kevin smith do well?
Netflix wanted to keep their live action version at around $150 mill. MGM Amazon is now doing the film. But, at a $150 - $200 mill budget, looking at needing between $375 mill to $500 mill to break even. that seems pretty lofty expectations for an 80's IP that people under 25 likely know very little about.
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anyone seen the new mission impossible movie, looks like it goes back to ghost protocol
fallout, those were in my opinion great, the latest, not so.
fallout, those were in my opinion great, the latest, not so.
It's due out this Friday, May 23. Not sure if I will watch it on the big screen or through streaming in the summer. Haven't seen an in-theatre movie in a long while.
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im in sweden, going to watch it tomorrow, it has been released a little bit before in some countries, im going
cause it fits good in the new theatre we have in town. a good actionmovie is great if the theatre is really good,
at least for me, ill get back with a review, God willing
Yep, that's how it is for movies these days in terms of theatre viewing.
You go for:
1) Sound and visuals for an action movie
2) It's an event, like a lot of the MCU movies and Top Gun, Oppenheimer, Barbie, etc.
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Alex Garland Confirmed to Direct Live-Action ‘Elden Ring’ Movie From A24 and Bandai Namco
Alex Garland has been confirmed to direct a live-action film adaptation of FromSoftware's "Elden Ring" video game, for A24 and Bandai Namco.
variety.com
James Gunn said he will be at Comic-Con this year. Though it will just him and John Cena, he will talk about other DC stuff besides Peacemaker.
As any studio should be these days. Budgets can balloon out of control if not dialed in. Highlander though, not massive CGI or visual affects. Logically, should be able to keep the budget in check.Why ‘Highlander’ Left Lionsgate for Amazon as the Studio Bets Big on ’80s IP
An insider's look at how "Highlander" came to leave Lionsgate for Amazon MGM as the streamer collects 1980s IP.
Lionsgate was worried about the budget.
The He-Man movie is going to need CGI and already reportedly the budget is $150-$200 mill.
Most movies these days, to break even at the box office, is roughly a 2 to 2.5 multiplier on the budget.
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guess it should make those of us who grew up as pre teens during the early to mid 80's feel like we grew up in the best era, with so many of the tv shows we watched ending up on the big screen.
Transformers, GI Joe, He-Man, Smurfs, and upcoming Voltron. Plus others like Paddington, dungeons & Dragons, Inspector Gadget, Jem (which bombed),
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He does more in his free time than just paint Warhammer 40K figurines.
He also built his own PC... to play Warhammer 40K video games.
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And we know what he does with the figures after he's painted them...
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